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Bad Governance responsible for calls for restructuring – Jega
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has shared that bad governance is responsible for the call for the restructuring of the country. Jega stated this at the 18th Daily Trust Dialogue with the theme: ‘Restructuring in Nigeria: Why? How? When?’ He said, “After a critical evaluation of the benefits versus the costs of each of these notions of restructuring, I believe that the starting point of desirable and serious, even realistic, restructuring is equitable redistribution of power and resources from the Federal Government to the sub-national governments. The former INEC chairman, however, noted that changing…
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Varsity workers to begin Nationwide Strike Feb 5
The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has announced that it will commence a nationwide strike from February 5, 2021. The JAC of SSANU and NASU led by the National President of SSANU, Comrade Mohammed Ibrahim and General Secretary of NASU, Peters Adeyemi, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Friday. The group stated that the strike is due to the Federal Government’s handling of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System(IPPIS), sharing formula of the N40 billion earned academic allowances and non-payment of arrears of…
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Doyin Okupe vehemently supported the Anti-gay law in 2014. Now his son is gay – LGBT activist, Pamela Adie
LGBT activist, Pamela Adie has reacted to the news of the son of former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, coming out publicly as gay. In a series of Tweets, Pamela recalled that during the President Goodluck Jonathan- led administration which Okupe was part of, he vehemently supported the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) which forbids any cohabitation between same-sex sexual partners and bans any public show of same-sex amorous relationship as it imposes a 10-year prison sentence on anyone who registers, operates, or participates in gay clubs, societies, and organizations or supports the activities of such organizations. The bill states that…
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“Don’t be offended when people you know don’t support your business” – Kiki Osinbajo
Kiki Osinbajo, Daughter of Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has advised people not to get offended when their friends do not support their business. The beauty entrepreneur shared this on her Instagram page adding that success is sweeter when strangers trust you with their money. She wrote; “Don’t be offended when people you know don’t support your business. The success is sweeter because you converted people who don’t know you to people who trust you with their money.”
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Sale of government assets will benefit Nigerians – Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed says
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, has assured that the sale of the Federal government’s properties to fund the 2021 budget will help to boost the country’s economy and benefit Nigerians too. She had revealed during the budget presentation on January 12 that the Federal government will be selling off some of its assets and use the funds generated to fund the deficit in the 2021 budget. In her chat with Channels TV on Friday Morning, January 22, Ahmed made it known that a lot of government assets are currently moribund and provide little or no value to Nigerians in…
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“Nigerians provide basic infrastructures for themselves despite paying high taxes” – AfDB president, Adesina laments
President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina has expressed displeasure in the situation where Nigerians are not provided with basic infrastructures despite paying high taxes. Speaking on Thursday at the first national tax dialogue organized by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Adesina noted that Nigerians were among the top implicit taxpayers in the world. He explained that Implicit taxes are levies that are borne but are neither seen nor recorded. He said in Nigeria, citizens provide electricity, road, security, water, among others, for themselves. “We must also distinguish between nominal taxes and implicit taxes — Taxes that…
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Armed Forces remembrance day: Why pigeons Buhari released refused to fly – Presidency
The Presidency has come out with an explanation why the pigeons refused to fly during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari in an article he titled “Reflections from a wreath laying ceremony” made it known that the pigeons could not fly because they have been kept in a cage for a very long time. He wrote; “When birds and some other roaming animals have been circumscribed for a while, they get accustomed to their new status as lawful captives. Therefore, when you offer them freedom, they first baulk,…
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Court overturns death sentence imposed on Kano singer over blasphemy
A Court led by Chief judge Nuraddeen Sagir has overturned the death sentence imposed on Kano Singer, Yahya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy. In the judgement delivered on Thursday January 21, Judge Sagir stated that the trial was full of irregularities as Aminu was not given any legal representation. He also said that the judgement of the upper Sharia court contravened section 2-6-9 of the administration of criminal justice act as he called for the case to be re-tried at the same court and the appellant given fair hearing and legal representation under another judge.
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Zamfara: I have never given vehicles to bandits – Matawalle
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has reacted to claims that he donated vehicles to bandits. Matawalle called a meeting with the traditional rulers, religious leaders and security chiefs at the Government House in Gusau, the capital to discuss the spate of insecurity in the State. The Governor denied providing logistics to neither operating bandits nor the repentant ones as he also questioned the Brigade Commander of the Nigerian Army, Gusau, to mention if he ever made such donations. “I am in receipt of report that l bought Hilux vans to repentant bandits which l never did. Brig. Gen. Bello, have…
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“This is how he celebrated you. Please rescue him” – Man begs Buhari as he shares photo of aid worker abducted by Boko Haram giving the 4+4 re-election sign
A Nigerian photographer and humanitarian, Mohammed Chiroma has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue an aid worker, Abubakar Garba Idris that was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists. Chiroma shared a photo of Garba Idris celebrating President Buhari during his visit to Maiduguri. Idris fondly called Aloma is an employee of United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and was abducted along Maiduguri/Damaturu road in Borno on January 2, 2021. Taking to Twitter, Chiroma wrote: “Dear @MBuhari, this is how Aloma celebrated you when you visited maid. Currently Aloma is the hands of BH, they kidnapped him along Maid-Damaturu road.…
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Herders’ 7-day ultimatum: We’re fully behind Akeredolu, he heard our cries – Ondo farmers, drivers, forest guards
Farmers, forest guards and drivers in Ondo State have thrown their weight behind the seven days ultimatum given by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to herdsmen to vacate forest reserves across the state. The groups, who stormed Akure, the state capital, stated that they were the most affected with the incessant banditry and kidnappings in the state. While emphasizing that some of the members had been either kidnapped or killed, they said the decision taken by the state governor was done in the best interest of the people in the state. Some of the farmers said if the current state of insecurity…
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I’m Gay – Doyin Okupe’s son reveals
Bolu, son of former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe has revealed that he is gay He made this known on his Instagram page as he shared a photo of himself in rainbow-coloured shorts with a rainbow flag behind him. Alongside the picture, Bolu wrote: “Yes, I’m Gay AF,” Bolu graduated in 2015 from the University of Manchester, UK. His father, Okupe served as a presidential spokesperson under the administrations of Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan.
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